Comparison

SkyTides vs Tap Sprout

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

SkyTides

Immerse yourself in a serene world of soft colors and calming music. Collect gems, chase high scores, and enjoy a smooth, satisfying arcade experience. Escape into the clouds for a few minutes or dive deep into endless skies.

Highlights
  • Gem collection
  • High score chasing
  • Calming music
  • Soft color palette
  • Infinite skies
Features
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Play all the SkyTides games in our arcade! Collect gems, earn high scores, and immerse yourself in a world of soft colors, calming music, and infinite skies. Whether you're chasing a high score or just escaping into the clouds for a few minutes, SkyTides offers a smooth and satisfying experience that feels as good as it looks

About

Tap Sprout

An arcade climber where you tap to hop up an endless beanstalk, dodging obstacles like cracking branches, bees, and hawks. Collect coins to unlock new critters with unique abilities and compete on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • One-thumb tap controls
  • Endless beanstalk climbing
  • Unlockable critters with abilities
  • Coin collection and shop
  • Daily missions and gifts
  • Offline play
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Tap to hop. That's it — and that's everything. Tap Sprout is a one-thumb arcade climber about a tiny critter scaling an endless beanstalk. Each tap hops you to the next branch. Sounds easy… until branches start cracking under your feet, bees patrol your landing spots, hawks sweep across the sky, and the flood rises from below. One mistimed tap and down you go — but you'll be climbing again two seconds later. HOW TO PLAY • Tap to hop to the next branch • Time your hops past patrolling bees — one touch is fatal • Duck under hawks sweeping across the vine • Cracking branches snap moments after you land, so keep moving • The flood never stops rising — hesitate and you're swimming • Grab coins on the way up (gold ones are worth 5!) CLIMB THROUGH THE SKY Start in the garden, rise past the treetops, break through the clouds, and climb all the way to the stars. The higher you go, the faster and meaner it gets. Even 20m is a badge of honor. 30 CRITTERS, EACH WITH ITS OWN ABILITY Spend your coins on a roster of hand-drawn friends — a ladybug, a bumblebee, a snail, a frog, a fox, a tiny dragon, and more. Ten more skins unlock automatically as your best height climbs, every 50m, all the way to a dazzling rainbow Unicorn at 500m. Every critter has a real passive ability — Lucky Coins, Soft Landing, Flood Resistance, Glide, Guardian Shield, even Flight — tap any critter to see what it does. KEEP COMING BACK • Daily missions with coin rewards • A daily gift box • Game Center leaderboards — race your friends to the top • Your best height is always waiting to be beaten • A Sprout Coins shop if you want to top up your stash QUICK BY DESIGN • Runs last seconds — perfect for a quick break • No account, works offline, free to play • Music, sound effects, and optional rewarded ads to double your coins Every critter and every vine in Tap Sprout is an original creation. Now hop to it.

Screenshots

SkyTides3 screens
Tap Sprout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SkyTides at none against Tap Sprout's 4. SkyTides also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tap Sprout sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. SkyTides asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SkyTides ships an update every 9 days, Tap Sprout every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SkyTides versus Tap Sprout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkyTidesTap Sprout
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size245 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNuvenuTam Tran

In-app purchases

None

SkyTides

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tap Sprout

One-time4
  • 500 Sprout Coins$0.99
  • 2,700 Sprout Coins$3.99
  • 18,000 Sprout Coins$19.99
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  • 60,000 Sprout Coins$49.99

Questions

Is SkyTides free?
SkyTides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tap Sprout free?
Tap Sprout is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SkyTides or Tap Sprout have ads?
Both SkyTides and Tap Sprout show ads.
Which is updated more often, SkyTides or Tap Sprout?
SkyTides ships an update every 9 days, and Tap Sprout every 4 days. Most recently, SkyTides was updated on October 13, 2026 and Tap Sprout on October 16, 2026.

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